✨ Make a new holiday tradition! ✨ Gather the family and experience Tim Lowry’s unforgettable performance of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol—a magical evening of laughter, wonder, and Christmas spirit you’ll treasure year after year. 🎄
Meet us outside the tent Friday, Oct 24 for a family-friendly walking tour around the Athens State University campus led by students who love to tell about the haunted buildings of the historic campus. This event is free for any Festival ticketholder, or purchase tickets separately just for the tour.
Featuring the wit, humor, and sheer storytelling artistry of Donald Davis, Carmen Deedy, Bil Lepp, and Andy Offutt Irwin. Our patrons enjoy our festival because we only have one stage, so you don’t have to decide which tellers to see—you get to see them all! On the campus of Athens State University in downtown Athens, Ala., this crisp October weekend will inspire your family to record their own stories.
FREE FOR LOCAL EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION STUDENTS.
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THE FULL STORY: INSPIRING LEARNING THROUGH STORYTELLING
presented by Donald Davis
Back by popular demand, Athens Storytelling Festival will kick off our 19th annual festival with a unique Professional Development Workshop for local educators led by one of the world’s most reknowned storytellers—Donald Davis. Limestone County and Athens City School teachers as well as Athens State University Education students are invited to network during a delicious catered meal in the banquet hall of Athens State University. Then they’ll move to McCandless Hall for a robust presentation that will equip you to inspire students to engage with education through storytelling.
Sponsored by HLC Realty (thanks Hedy Lou Cannon!) and the North Alabama Educators Credit Union.
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REGISTER BY SEPT. 25 TO SECURE YOUR SPOT.
Athens City, Lindsay Lane, and ASU educators contact Leah Oakley
leahoakley78@yahoo.com
Limestone County and ABS educators contact Annessa Jenkins
annessajenkins@lcsk12.org
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5:00 PM Dinner catered by Cafe 1822 in the Sandridge Hall Banquet Room
6:00 PM Workshop starts in McCandless Hall
Thursday, Sept 25 | 🕕 6:00pm | 📍 Isom’s Orchard
💛 FREE & open to everyone: Come hear hometown favorites Carmen Bazile, Sheri Haynes, Will Isom, Will Ogles, Paula Phillips, and Allison Stark share their stories. Bring your people — the stories are on us. ✨
